diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f1d94103a..6a5551064d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 		"build:gutenberg": "cd gutenberg && npm run build",
 		"clean": "npm run core clean; npm run clean:gutenberg; npm run clean:i18n",
 		"clean:gutenberg": "cd gutenberg && npm run clean:packages",
-		"clean:i18n": "rm -rf src/i18n-cache",
+		"clean:i18n": "rm -rf src/i18n-cache && npm run i18n:check-cache",
 		"lint": "eslint . --ext .js",
 		"lint:fix": "npm run lint -- --fix",
 		"version": "npm run bundle && git add -A bundle"